Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 18-687
Released:  July 2, 2018

CHAIRMAN PAI ANNOUNCES NEW BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR AND NEW MEMBER

This Public Notice announces that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has made two appointments regarding the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC).  First, Chairman Pai has appointed BDAC member David Young to serve as Vice Chair of the BDAC.  Mr. Young represents the National League of Cities on the BDAC and is the Fiber Infrastructure and Right of Way Manager for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska.  “I am very pleased that David has agreed to step into the role as Vice Chair of the BDAC,” said Chairman Pai.  “David has already exhibited great talent, leadership, and technical expertise since he joined the BDAC in February to serve as a member of the Municipal Model Code working group, and as one of the Vice Chairs of the Harmonization working group, which was formed in May.  I thank him in advance for taking on an additional leadership role on the BDAC as it continues to develop recommendations to accelerate broadband deployment and close the digital divide.”  

Mr. Young replaces Kelleigh Cole, who left her position as the Director of the Utah Broadband Outreach Center and resigned from the BDAC last week to pursue professional opportunities in the private sector.  Ms. Cole has served as Vice Chair of the BDAC since April 6, 2017.  “I want to thank Kelleigh for her outstanding service as Vice Chair during the BDAC’s very productive first year,” said Chairman Pai.  “Kelleigh provided strong leadership and made valuable contributions to the important work of the BDAC as it adopted final reports and recommendations from the Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure, Removing State and Local Regulatory Barriers, and Streamlining Federal Siting working groups.”
  
In addition, the Chairman has appointed Danna Mackenzie, a member of the BDAC’s Removing State and Local Regulatory Barriers working group, to serve on the BDAC as a representative of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development.  Ms. Mackenzie will also serve as one of the Vice Chairs of the Harmonization working group (along with David Young).  “I am pleased that Danna will be joining the full BDAC and will serve as one of the Vice Chairs of the Harmonization working group,” said Chairman Pai.  “She is taking on this important responsibility at a critical time for the BDAC as the Harmonization working group resolves differences between the State Model Code and Municipal Model Code to ensure that the model codes are harmonized with each other and with the BDAC’s prior recommendations.  I know Danna will do a great job.” 

For further information, please contact Paul D’Ari, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at (202) 418-1550 or paul.dari@fcc.gov, Deputy DFO Deborah Salons, at deborah.salons@fcc.gov or (202)418-0637, or Deputy DFO Jiaming Shang, at jiaming.shang@fcc.gov  or (202)418-1303. 
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